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28 February 2012

Holy Trinity Church, Caledon

In December we went to Cape Town for the weekend to visit my sister. We decided to do a bit of sightseeing along the way in stead of just driving the whole 4 hours. Our first stop was in Riviersonderend. The next stop was in Caledon.

Walking around in Caledon we found a beautiful little church called the Holy Trinity Church. While taking photos we noticed that the door was open and went to knock. We were very lucky. A lady was getting flowers ready for a wedding the next day and let as have a look inside.

This Anglican church was designed by Sophy Gray, the wife of Robert Gray, the first Anglican Bishop of the Cape. Building commenced in 1850 and the church was consecrated in 1855. It was declared a heritage site in 1978.

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List of the Rectors from 1849

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Inside the Holy Trinity Church

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Inside the Holy Trinity Church

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The organ was installed in 1905

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﻿The inside of the churchis beautifulandtheatmospherewassacred.Wedidnot even talk loudlybecausewewereafraiditwouldspoil the feeling.There arelovelyoriginalstainedglasswindows in both of the side walls. The windows are protected bywire on the outsideofthechurch,but somehavelittledamage.

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I am a accountant and live in Mossel Bay in the Western Cape of South Africa. This blog is about traveling in South Africa. Some of our favourite places to visit is old churches and National Heritage Sites.

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